SOLUTION: Mark is 3 times older as danica, if danica is 32 yrs. Younger than mark what is the sum of their ages?

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Question 884829: Mark is 3 times older as danica, if danica is 32 yrs. Younger than mark what is the sum of their ages?
Answer by geetha_rama(94) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let Mark's age be x and Danica's age be y
From the information given, we get
x=3%2Ay
x+=+y%2B32
Solve for x and y and get their ages and find their sum